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Steve Coogan

daily stream: Sinéad O’Connor was right about the Catholic Church

Fri, Aug 04, 2023
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2013’s Philomena is streaming on Prime in the US, and on Disney+ in the UK.

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Mindhorn movie review: fame and fatuity

Fri, May 05, 2017
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A wonderfully silly sendup of fandom and nostalgia… and an absolutely hilarious smackdown of actorly pomposity and delusions of celebrity grandeur.

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my guesses for Sunday night’s 86th Academy Awards

Mon, Mar 03, 2014
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Winners are indicated. I got 16/24. Pretty good, if I may say so myself.

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Philomena review: suffer the women

Wed, Nov 20, 2013
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A cry-till-you-laugh-dramedy about seeking lost family and finding new purpose; Judi Dench and Steve Coogan are fantastic. Seriously, though: bring Kleenex.

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Philomena trailer: give Judi Dench back her son!

Tue, Oct 08, 2013
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Steve Coogan, Judi Dench, Stephen Frears. So much goodness in yet another story about the inhuman awfulness of the Catholic Church. Hooray, I guess.

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cannot contain my excitement for the London Film Festival

Thu, Sep 05, 2013
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I’m hyperventilating from the array of overwhelming movie awesomeness before me.

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Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (aka Alan Partridge: The Movie) review: tamed bear

Thu, Aug 08, 2013
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Steve Coogan is still, hilariously, the same old awful, insecure jerk, but the media satire that has always revolved around the Alan Partridge character is somewhat diminished.

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porn again? (The Look of Love review)

Fri, Apr 26, 2013
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It’s a puzzlement. How did Michael Winterbottom make a film this tediously conservative?

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What Maisie Knew (trailer)

Wed, Mar 20, 2013
4 comments

Love the cast. I’ll watch Steve Coogan in anything.

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The Look of Love (trailer)

Wed, Mar 13, 2013
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Michael Winterbottom + Steve Coogan + Anna Friel = I cannot wait for this.

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